<p>On 22 May, Niphit Intarasombat, Minister of Culture and the Democrat Party candidate for Phatthalung, said, in response to a public call to amend the law made by a group of writers last week, that he did not see any problem with the l&egrave;se majest&eacute; law and its enforcement.</p>

<p>On 18 May, the National Human Rights Commission&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Civil and Political Rights held a discussion on the l&egrave;se majest&eacute; law, attended by academics, activists and individuals affected by the law.</p>

<p>It is recognized that human beings, regardless of origin or status, should have human dignity, liberty, and equality, and show reasonableness and tolerance toward differing opinions, and that in a democratic society, the right to freedom of expression is indispensable and any restriction of this freedom must be in proportion to necessity and not of a form that conflicts with the essence of this freedom.</p>

<p class="rteleft">On 27 Mar, immediately after the public forum held by Nitirassadorn, the group of Thammasat law lecturers, to propose amendments to the l&egrave;se majest&eacute; law, a group of activists launched a public awareness campaign to call on Thai society to open up discussion and debate about the law.</p>

<p>On 27 Mar, a group of Thammasat law lecturers, called <a href="http://www.enlightened-jurists.co/">Nitirassadorn</a> or People&rsquo;s Law, proposed a set of amendments to Article 112 of the Criminal Code in a public forum which drew an audience of hundreds.</p>